On National Teacher Day, meet the 2024-25 Kenan Fellows
The calendar of traditions 2014
1. The most representative festival of the month of January is the arrival of the Three Wise
Men on the eve of the 5th of January. All towns and cities in Spain are full of children
holding candles waiting for the three Wise Men to arrive from the West. All cities organize
a big parade and the three come with their servants: One is white, the other is blond and
the third is black. Each child has his favourite and spend the afternoon queuing just to give
him a letter with all the presents he/she wants. We call them the Magic Kings and they
come from the West carrying toys for all good children.
On the morning of the 6th of January all children wake up excitedly and go to the window
where they find all the presents that the three Wise Men have left for them.
In Spain, then, presents are brought by the Three Wise Men, not by Santa Claus, although
because of the American influence in our culture, nowadays more and more children get
their presents from Santa.
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2. La Festa de Santa Àgata, 5 de febrer
The celebrations of Saint Agatha is a set of events that take place on 5th February
and are dedicated to the woman patron. This is a traditional dinner party, a female
gimcama, an exhibition of costumes and other activities and talks on subjects
related to women. All day is dedicated to woman.
El Carnestoltes de Vilanova i la Geltrú
Carnival at Vilanova has a long tradition. Anyone who wants to can participate in
events: la Merengada, el ball de Matons, la Comparsa, la Xatonada, el Caramel...
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La festa dels traginers
The festival of Traginers is
celebrated on Sunday before
carnival. It is considered one
of the most traditional festivals
in Catalonia.
In 1942 begin to celebrate
horse racing, mules, donkeis
on the road County facing
Balsarenys week Manresa
Yard.
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4. ŚMIGUS-DYNGUS
Known as Wet Monday – old
Polish tradition celebrated on the
Monday after Easter. Boys pour
water on girls. In 2014, the 21st of
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HOLY SATURDAY
In 2014, the 19th of April. On this day, the Poles
carry big beautifully decorated baskets with food
to church and have their Easter food blessed by
the priest. In the baskets they put such food as:
eggs, meat and sausage, horseradish, butter. It is
believed, especially in some regions of Poland,
that when on Holy Saturday a girl washes her face
with the holy water, her freckles and other
shortcomings will fade.
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PALM SUNDAY
In 2014, the 13th of April. On this day, the
Poles come to church with handmade palm
trees which commemorate Jesus'
triumphant entry into Jerusalem. The palms
are then blessed by the priest after the
Sunday Service.
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International April 23-rd
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The 23rd of April Children’s Festival is a
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children’s festival which was gifted to Turkish
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children by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of
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the Republic of Turkey, to mark the opening of
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the Assembly.
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The festival has been celebrated internationally
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since 1979. The Children’s Festival was first
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celebrated in Turkey on 23 April 1920, when
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the Turkish Grand National Assembly was
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The Festival intends to contribute creation of a
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friendship.Celebrations take place in Turkey’s
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international 23 April children’s festival.
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Festival Week begins with a Festival
Parade. During the parade, guests
wear their traditional outfits,
perform their traditional music and
dance on the largest street of the
city. In the following days, guest
countries perform outdoor shows in
large parks and embrace with
Turkish people. Festival week
continues with the children’s visit to
the mausoleum of Atatürk, the great
leader who gifted this festival to
Turkish children.
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7. DANCING EGG
Corpus Sunday June
The dancing egg is an old tradition. It is on the
second or third of June. We celebrate it in
Barcelona’s cathedral. In the cloister there is a
fountain with one egg. The fountain has got water jet
and one egg and it is dancing. In the square, there are
a lot of people visiting this and around the fountain
there are fruits of the time and exotic flowers.
Jaleo or horses dancing,
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In Sant Antoni (Menorca), from Sant Joan (June) in
Ciutadella, to the Virgin of Gràcia (September) in
Maó, is celebrated the “jaleos”, in there, the
protagonists are horses of Menorca, who go on two
legs and dance by the same route twice. Passing by
the city for the first time, riders are collected
from the mayor a green branch, which made.
In the second round.
Participates in a large number of people, from children to seniors five years. Horses
parading in single file and enter the square. The following gentlemen, who were all dressed
alike with a traditional uniform, which differ slightly in each town, but always have black as
their main color, white or black shirt. In the square, some come to help the horse remain
standing. The residents of the nearby balconies throw water to cool them.
SAINT JOHN
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The Night of Saint John, also
known as of whitches Night Fire is
a celebration that takes place
throughout the Catalan. It is the
shortest of the year, due to the
proximity of the summer solstice.
There is no clear origin of
this celebration, there are
people who think that St.
John is Vasata in Christianity
there are those who think
that it is a pagan celebration.
And usually a bonfire to
celebrate tonight, throw
firecrackers, Spend over
bonfire eat cake ...
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June 2014
8. July is a month of holidays.
We don't go to school
in this month.
We go to the swimming pool
or our Western Park the so
called „Twin Pigs” which our
city is famous for in the
region. Some of the Polish
students spend their two
months holidays at the Baltic
Sea or in the
mountains.
The most
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Young people can
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summer holidays
at the camps with
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to as Bayram and Eid Festival is
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both ŞekerBayramı ("Bayram of
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Sweets") and Ramazan Bayramı
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("Ramadan Bayram").
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It is customary for people to greet one another
with Bayramınız kutlu olsun ("May
your bayram be blessed") or Bayramınız
mübarek olsun ("May your bayram be blessed").
The first day of the bayram is generally
regarded as the most important, with all
members of the family waking up early, and the
men going to their neighbourhood mosques for
the special bayram prayer.
As an obligatory act of charity, money is paid to
the poor and the needy .
It is also customary for young children to go
around their neighbourhood, door to door, and
wish everyone a "Happy Bayram," for which
they are awarded candy, chocolates, traditional
sweets such as baklava and Turkish Delight , or
a small amount of money at every door.
10. “FESTA MAJOR” in Granollers:
When the holidays are over and the day is at work, around the last Sunday of August
Granollers celebrates its "Festa Major”.
The "Granollerins" form two groups: white and blue. It is danced in Porxada and
becomes the "correfoc", we get wet in the "correaigua", stretch rope, spent the tiles.
After a week the last day fireworks are made, and the verdict is to know
which group won.
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13. 1-st November
All Saints Day
On this day, we remember the dead by
visiting cemeteries, lighting candles, praying
and attending a special Mass
commemorating the dead.
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11-th November
Independence Day
In Poland, 11th November is celebrated to
commemorate the recovery of the Polish
nation's independence in 1918. Poland
regained it after 123 years of partitions
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On the night of 29-th to 30-th November
St.Andrew's Day
On this day, the Poles according to the traditions
and beliefs perform a variety of divination.
Many of them are of a future, love, money,
health, work, and many others.
One of the most popular predictions is the
divination of wax.
On this evening many St Andrew’s festivities and
events take place, where people can play
together and have fun.
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The day of Ashura
Ashura (in Turkish: Aşure) or
Noah’s Pudding is a Turkish
dessert.for the holy month of
Ashura, which comes after the
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Feast of Ramadan, many
households prepare a pudding
called Ashura to share with
guests,friends and neighbours.
According to tradition, Ashure
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peas, beans, almonds, cereals,
rice, raisins, rosewater,
pomegranate seeds, orange peels,
figs and cinnamon.
The ashure pudding is prepared
with special prayers for health,
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spiritual nourishment.
Ashure stands unique among
other Turkish desserts as it
contains no animal products. One
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Ashure is made in large quantities to
distrbuted to friends, relatives,
neighbors, colleagues, classmates,
among others, without regard to the
recipient’s religion or belief system
as an offering of peace and
love.Ashure was traditionally made
and eaten during the colder months
of the year as it is calorie rich fare,
but now it is enjoyed year – round.
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16. In Spain, we celebrate Chris
tmas on 25th of December,
we eat nougats and also we eat
a soup called ‘’Escudella’’. We
meet with our family in a house
and we stay there all the day.
On the 26th of December is Saint Steve’s day, and we go to church.
On the 31st of December, at 00:00,we eat 12 grapes when the bells ring. After
this, we start a long party.
On the 5th of January we celebrate a parade, the children write a letter to
the Kings with a list of presents.
On the 6th of January, the children
wake up very excited to open
the new presents
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17. Christmas and Santa Claus Day are not celebrated
at the same time in Poland. Santa Claus (called
Mikołaj) Day is celebrated on December 6th, the
name day of St Nicholas.
This is whem Santa visits some children
in person or secretly during the night.
The Breaking of the Wafer (in Polish “opłatek”)
One of the most beautiful and most revered Polish
customs is the breaking of the wafer.
By doing this people exchange Christmas wishes
of good health and happiness among one another.
Sometimes an oplatek is sent in a greeting card
to loved ones away from home.
Traditionally, the Christmas tree is decorated
on the Wigilia day - quite an event for children.
In Poland, Christmas celebrations start on
Christmas Eve, December 24th. On that day we
prepare a Christmas Eve Supper traditionally made
of 12 dishes. At the Christmas Eve table an
additional seat is kept for somebody unknown
who may visit us unexpectedly looking for shelter
and food.
On Christmas Eve some straw is put under
white tablecloth. Some maidens predict their
future from the straw.
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while December 26th is usually a visiting day and is
called St. Stephen's Day.
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Stephen's Day impacts February's, etc.
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